You can only enjoy music when you can remember sound. Without a functioning short term memory you cannot remember any musical motive nor enjoy music. Luckily your brain is trained to hear speech and just loves remembering sound pattern, especially rhythms. But your short term memory cannot hold long onto larger chunks of information, so… Continue reading Music as a memory game
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Compositions have a life of their own
When a composition is finished and people start playing and share the piece, it starts having a live of its own. Music will always sound different when played by other musicians and conductors. The composition will be played at different locations, with different set-ups, and sound different. The audience will respond differently, so the musicians… Continue reading Compositions have a life of their own
Music and Maps
Mapping out your composition Composing is mapping out time, so you can see the music. WRITE MORE: about the map, the cartographer and the guide. Make a map overviewing the timeline: make a paper trail and sketch the piece on it so you can see how the piece develops in time: This prevents writing for… Continue reading Music and Maps
Picturing overtone-series
Physics of overtone-series When you play an acoustic instrument, you will hear the frequency of the note you intended to play accompanied by a lot of higher and lower frequencies. These frequencies are called ‘overtones’. The overtones is a series of naturally sounding waves in the air when you make a sound. Their wavelength are… Continue reading Picturing overtone-series
Music is the art of uniting people
“The beauty of music relates to the way it expresses the emotions we all share and live through during our lives. ” As a composer I design the emotional stories we share through music. It is my task to make these stories of such high quality that we all enjoy playing and sharing those musical… Continue reading Music is the art of uniting people